Shammi Kapoor departs at 79

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Shammi Kapoor departs at 79

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Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor passed away on Sunday morning in Mumbai.

14 August,2011 10:50 am

The veteran Bollywood actor and director, 79, was admitted to the Breach Candy hospital last Sunday, where he passed away. His condition was very critical since Saturday (August 13) night.Shammi Kapoor, who was one of the reigning actors in the 1950s and 1960s, had been suffering from renal ailments for many years. He used to undergo regular dialysis sessions.Shammi Kapoor ji passed away this morning at 5:15 am, Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan wrote on Twitter, using the Hindi honorific, saying Kapoor brought had flamboyance to the screen.Nikhil Gangavane, a family friend who headed the official Shammi Kapoor fan club, said the actor was admitted to the private Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai earlier this week.He was on a ventilator for three or four days. He was having some chest infection, which he had had for the last one or two years. He died of renal failure this morning, Gangavane said.